Shravasta, Śrāvasta: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term Śrāvasta can be transliterated into English as Sravasta or Shravasta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Wisdom Library: Bhagavata PuranaŚrāvasta (श्रावस्त):—Son of Yuvanāśva (son of Candra). He constructed a township known as Śrāvastī Purī. He had a son named Bṛhadaśva. (see Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.6.21)
Source: archive.org: Puranic EncyclopediaŚrāvasta (श्रावस्त).—Son of the King Śrāva. (See under Śrāva).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexŚrāvasta (श्रावस्त).—A son of Yuvanāśva and the founder of the city of Śrāvasti; the father of Brahmadaśva.*
- * Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 63. 27; Matsya-purāṇa 12. 30; Vāyu-purāṇa 88. 26-7.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚrāvasta (श्रावस्त).—[masculine] [Name] of a king, [feminine] ī [Name] of a city.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚrāvasta (श्रावस्त):—m. ([probably] connected with √1. śru) Name of a king (son of Śrāva and grandson of Yuvanāśva), [Harivaṃśa; Viṣṇu-purāṇa]
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
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Full-text: Shravastaka, Shravasti, Brihadashva, Shravasteya, Shravastipura, Kuvalayashva, Shrava, Vatsaka, Yuvanashva.
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Historical Elements in the Matsya Purana (by Chaitali Kadia)
Dynasty of Ikṣvāku < [Chapter 6 - Human history in the Matsya-Purāṇa]
The Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 37 - The race of Manu < [Section 5 - Umā-Saṃhitā]
The Brahmanda Purana (by G.V. Tagare)
Chapter 63 - The Ikṣvāku dynasty (vaṃśa) < [Section 3 - Upodghāta-pāda]
Buddhist records of the Western world (Xuanzang) (by Samuel Beal)
Chapter 1 - Country of Shi-lo-fu-shi-ti (Shravasti) < [Book VI - Four Countries]